Weird animal group names

I like that one!

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Kangaroos: a troop or mob
Tigers: an ambush or streak

Two I recently found: a clutter of cats and a cowardice of dogsπŸ˜„

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What would be really weird is to find out about a mass of flying insects being called something other than a swarm

I knew about a clowder of cats. But I could see clutter being the original (it is a word with an existing meaning), and being altered to clowder. Of course, clutter of cats could relate to litter of kittens :smile_cat:

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Yeah, I think there are just multiple names for it… which is confusing!

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multiple names for group of cats (from wikipedia):

clowder
cluster
clutter
glaring
pounce
kindle (kittens)
litter (kittens)
pillow (kittens)

The collective name for the venery of cats (proposed) :

A profusion of veneries

or should it be a confusion of veneries? :)

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And groups of foxes go by four names …

a skulk, a leash, a troop, or an earth.

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Cute Photo

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We might well ask: in a school of fish, which one is the teacher?

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The biggest one probably- the whale shark?

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